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| Zelensky said that Russia received plans for the Ukrainian counter-offensive in advance |
| 2024-02-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russia received plans for the failed counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2023 even before it began, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, said on February 25 at a press conference. “Our counter-offensive actions last year were on the Kremlin’s table even before the counter-offensive actions began,” he said. At the same time, Zelensky did not reveal what the plans of the Ukrainian army were, saying that it was better not to do this for now. Also, the Ukrainian leader did not say how the plans came to the Russian side. Zelensky added that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is now developing several plans at once in order to try to hide their true intentions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive on June 4, 2023. Before this, Kyiv widely advertised it. The Czech President, retired Army General Petr Pavel, called the counteroffensive a failure in December, noting that it did not give Kiev any results, but brought more losses. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported on December 1 that during the six months of attacks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 125 thousand soldiers and 16 thousand weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted in January that the failure of the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive had already become obvious to everyone. He added that the initiative has now passed to the Russian army. German-Finnish entrepreneur and former owner of the largest file hosting service Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, on February 25 called the results of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counter-offensive a disaster for Ukraine. He noted that Kyiv and the West were trying to greatly inflate its significance. On February 20, Shoigu, at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, said that the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces learned at the beginning of 2023 about the preparation of a large-scale counteroffensive and took measures to build a deeply layered defense. More from regum.ru German businessman Dotcom: the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ summer counter-offensive turned into a disaster The summer counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, advertised by Kiev, turned into a disaster. This was stated by German-Finnish entrepreneur and former owner of the largest file hosting service Megaupload, Kim Dotcom. “The past year has shown how badly Ukraine and the West are losing. The overblown counter-offensive turned into a disaster,” he wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter). At the same time, the West is not going to push the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, towards peace negotiations, despite the victims in the US-organized conflict, Dotcom added. As Regnum reported, the head of the main operational directorate of the Russian General Staff - first deputy head of the Chief of the General Staff, Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy, on February 19, did not rule out the possibility of a new attempt at a counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2024 with serious support from the West. According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are still capable of actively conducting combat operations. Interlocutors of the American newspaper New York Times said that the Kiev authorities will be able to try to launch a new counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army only in 2025, using this year for “defense and restoration.” They said U.S. military officials in Europe, led by the commander-in-chief of NATO forces on the continent, warned that the best Kyiv could hope for now was a conflict that would be “largely” frozen. Zelensky on February 22 announced a new counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army this year. He also threatened “surprises” with the Russian army. At the same time, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis believes that the head of the Kiev regime incorrectly assessed the condition of the Ukrainian troops. According to him, there can be no counter-offensive, because the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not even have the people to make up for the losses. On January 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the complete failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which began on June 4, 2023. In six months, the Ukrainian army lost over 125 thousand military personnel and 16 thousand weapons. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said on January 21 that the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army is still ongoing. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 FWIW: " A Moscow man was arrested for allegedly accepting payment from Ukrainian intelligence to plant an explosive on Tucker Carlson's vehicle, targeting the American journalist during his interview with Putin." https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1762211208827199542 |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-02-26 16:34 |
| #5 It wasn't hard to detect beforehand the Russians pulling the old defense plan implementation for Kursk either. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-26 15:09 |
| #4 Being as your axis of movement was obvious to me over here in east Texas, I'm not seeing a big leak. Don River basin? Check. Sea of Azov? Check. Crimean Peninsula? Check. Really wasn't looking for you to send Heinz Guderian towards Moscow. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-02-26 12:57 |
| #3 Russia has spies in high places – Zelensky |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-02-26 10:51 |
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| Posted by: badanov 2024-02-26 06:29 |
| #1 And now it begins: massive witch hundt to account for defeat - how very soviet. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-02-26 03:46 |